Mom had mentioned a few weeks ago that we should find a weekend in October to take Brian to the pumpkin patch. I told her that we needed to talk to Erika first, but we should totally push for early October since the weather is most likely going to be nice.
They had a conversation, and we came up with sometime in early October at Rutledge Farm around 1 p.m. We invited everyone because Brian going to the pumpkin patch for the first time was a big deal. We finalized the day, and everyone wrote it on their calendar. Mom found Brian a cute outfit to wear to the pumpkin patch too.
I invited Ed, Amy and Trish to come down since this visit to the pumpkin patch was a special one. They agreed to come down. Sadly, Ben couldn't come with us because he was on shift that day until 7 p.m. I told him I would pick out a pumpkin for him. He said he was okay with that.
I got up late that morning, got ready and had time to make a scarf down a breakfast sandwich. I made sure to wear my pumpkin shirt I bought a couple weeks ago for $5. I hopped into the Escape and made my way to Rutledge over on 93rd. Trish had texted me that they were already there and I told her that I was almost there. When I finally did get to the farm, I saw that it was insane. Finding parking was going to be challenging. I've been there several times over the years and had never seen it that busy before. I think it was because it was a nice day, the Seahawks game wasn't on, and it was right after church.
I finally found a parking spot. Mom, Dad and Grandma showed up and Doug and Sonya pulled up in his little blue car. Everyone was there and accounted for. We grabbed a couple of wheelbarrows and set off to the pumpkins.
Before we picked any out, we started with the photos of Brian. It was really hard to get him to look at the camera because he was so fascinated by the pumpkins themselves. We did eventually get a couple good ones of him and the family. We wandered around for a bit looking at the fall flowers and picking out the perfect pumpkin. It was quite a warm day for mid-October. I kinda over dressed and was getting sweaty.
I found a couple good ones and ended up having to pick between them. I sent Ben a couple pictures of the ones I found for him, and he picked the one he wanted. I put mine and his into the wheelbarrow and tried keeping them separate from everyone else's. We all headed towards the building so we could get into the giant line to pay for our pumpkins. It was really hard standing in line for that long, but we prevailed!
We wheeled our pumpkins over to the vehicles and Trish, Amy and Ed paid for the corn maze. Nobody else seemed to be interested in the corn maze. They thanked us for inviting them to the pumpkin patch and walked back to the building to head into the corn maze. This year's corn maze was Marshawn Lynch with a Kraken hat and hockey stick. We got together in the parking lot and decided to go have lunch together somewhere in Tumwater. Mom wanted pizza so we found out Inferno's on the corner of 99 and Tumwater Blvd turned into a Farrelli's.
We all got into our vehicles and drove into Tumwater. We all got seated in the far side of the restaurant and our server took our orders immediately. I just got a drink since I ate breakfast not too long before that. We had fun hanging out with Brian even though he was only 5 months old. He did a bunch of laughing and smiling while everyone ate their pizza and calzones. It was a fun family outing.
After pizza and saying goodbye to everyone, I decided, since I was in that part of town, to go grocery shopping. I hit up Walmart, Costco, Fred Meyer and the Dollar Tree for a few things. It was nice to get that chore out of the way. I headed back home, unloaded the Escape, put everything away, ate some salad for dinner, did some laundry, worked on my blog (since I was way behind) and watched some football. Our game was the Thursday night game, and we lost to the stupid 49ers.
Ben came home after 7 p.m. that night and he told me about his day on shift. I showed him his pumpkin I got him and told him about my day. We finished up our chores and got ready for the upcoming work week. It was a big one for me since I was starting my Developmental Job Assignment (DJA) with Employment Standards the next day. I was excited yet nervous to see how it was going to go. I haven't done anything new at work in almost 7 years. I was looking forward to the opportunity.
Next Adventure: Pumpkin Carving and Mom's Birthday Party
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